17 games for two (fun and very interesting)

If you want to have a good time with a friend or your partner, pay attention to this article.

The good weather is coming and with it the desire to spend time outside the house, either on the beach, the mountains, the park or on a terrace in the city. However, sometimes it happens that after meeting with our partner or any friend we get there and we have no idea what to invest our time in.

To prevent this from happening here are a lot of games to play as a couple in the open air. Throughout the article we can find all kinds of games and activities with which to spend time with another person.

17 games for two people (interesting and fun).

In this list 14 games for two players are cited and explained.. Among them we find both games for which a deck of cards or a domino will be necessary, as well as others in which we will only have to use our imagination.

1. Rummy

Rummy is a card game in which our objective is to eliminate all the cards from our hand as quickly as possible.. We will need a standard deck of 52 cards that we can acquire in any store specialized in board games.

We deal between 7 and 10 cards to each player and once dealt we place the next card face up, with this card we start a pile of discarded cards. The rest of the cards are placed face down. The players have three different ways to eliminate the opponent's cards: meld, lay off and discard.

• MergeFuse: take three or more cards from your own hand and place them face up in the center. Cards that go in sequences or straights (5,6,7) or in a group (8,8,8) can be melded.
• Lay off: add a card or cards from one's own hand to one's own or an opponent's meld.
• Discardcan only be done at the end of each turn, by placing the remaining cards on the discard pile.

In each hand, the player has the option to draw a card from the discard pile or from the face-down pile. In addition, when he takes the card he can decide whether it is of use or not. If it does not serve him, he must leave it face down and pass the turn to his opponent.

The game continues until one of the two runs out of cards and wins the game.

2. The broom

Broom is another card game in which the winner is the player who manages to score 15 points before the opponent. before the opponent.

To do so, 3 cards are dealt to each player and then 4 cards are placed face up on the table. Each card has a different value, so the cards with a number add their own value while the rest add the following scores:

• Jack: 8 points
• Horse: 9 points
• KingKing : 10 points

In addition, the player who has a card with the number 7 can add one more point. In each turn the player can only use one card from his hand, leaving two cards for the next player and one for the next one until he runs out of cards.

When they run out of cards, three more cards are dealt to each player and so on until the deck runs out.

Along with the card used from the hand, the desired card or cards are chosen from the center to add up to 15 and are placed face down in a pile in front of the player, since they will be used later for counting.

In the last hand, the player must take the cards left on the table (if there are any left).

Finally, the players will count the "escobas" (groups of 15) that each player has made. Whoever has the most brooms is the winner of the game.

3. Dominoes for two

This is a variant of the domino game for two.. The basic objectives of the game are the same (running out of dominoes) but the game is played in a different way. Each player has six dominoes face down and the player with the double six or, failing that, the largest double will roll first. He will place a tile that matches the points of the tile on the table; if he has none, he can draw from the pile until he gets a matching tile.

The game ends when one of the two players has placed all his checkers on the table, or when neither of them can draw any more.

4. Word matching

All you need to play this game is your imagination.. One player must choose a word at random and verbalize it. Then, the second player must mentally search for a word that begins with the same syllable as the previous player.

A maximum time will be established to think the word and the one who consumes all this time without verbalizing a correct word will lose.

5. Associating songs

This game is a variant of the previous game, but using songs using songs instead of just words. One of the players has to sing a fragment of the first song that comes to his head and the next one has to sing another one whose first word coincides with the last word of the previous one.

In the same way, a time is set for thinking and the player who exceeds this time loses.

6. Two lies, one truth

In this conversation game it also helps to get to know the other person better.. In it, one of the players will make three statements, but only one of them must be true. The other player has to guess which one is true and then it is the other player's turn to verbalize the statements.

A series of "hands" to win can be established and whoever wins the most hands wins the game.

7. Arm wrestling

This famous game consists of a physical competition between two people.. In it, each player sits on one side of a table, both players must rest one arm on the table and firmly grasp the competitor's hand.

Once the order is given to start the competition, each player must push to his side without moving the elbow that is resting on the table. The winner is the one who gets his opponent's hand to touch the weight.

8. Which do you prefer?

There are no winners in this conversation game, only the one who manages to come up with the most original questions.. In this game, each player must present two radically different situations, but with similar weight or importance.

The key to the game is to find out how far the topics and even the tone of the questions take us. Some examples are:

• Which do you prefer: traveling all over the world but never being able to return to your country or never leaving your country?
• To always know when a person is lying to you or that no one can ever know when you are lying?
• To earn 10,000 euros right now or to earn 100,000 euros in 10 years?

9. Delineate messages

There are no winners or losers in this game either.. One of the participants has to think of a multi-word message that he or she wants to convey to the second player. The other player then sits in front with his or her back to the other player.

He or she must then write the message or word letter by letter on the other player's back, who can only guess the message once it is complete.

10. Making up stories

In this last game, participants must observe the people and situations around them.. Each of the players must invent a story related to one of the people around them, explaining what he or she believes is happening or may happen.

Although the winner will be the one who comes up with the most original story, it must be relatively coherent with what is happening in reality.

11. Speed

Speed is a card game for two people that can be based on the Spanish deck or the poker deck. It consists of trying to win by getting rid of your cards as quickly as possible, but to this is added the fact that it is a game without turns, based on reflexes..

To play, shuffle the cards and deal 20 cards to each of you without the other person being able to see the opponent's cards. Then, place 4 piles of cards forming a row from left to right; the first one must have 5 cards, the second and the third only one, and the fourth, another 5, symmetrically, and all face down. Then, each player must choose 5 cards and keep them in his hand without revealing them, while the remaining 15 cards of each player will remain face down in a "personal" stock pile.

Now the game begins; count to three out loud and, at the same time, turn over each of the cards from the second or third piles (during the game, each player will be assigned one of the sides of that row of card piles when it is time to turn them over).

Now that two cards from the center of the table have been revealed, think quickly if in the 5 cards you have selected you have one that follows the numerical sequence of those on the table.For example, if there is a 4 of spades, any card with a 3 or a 5 can be placed on top of it, or if there is a King of clubs, an Ace or a Queen of any suit can be used.

You can get rid of that card if you manage to place it on top of the revealed cards on the table before your opponent prevents you from doing so by placing his cards on top of it. Each time you get rid of a card, take one of your reserve piles so that you always have 5 in your hand until you run out of cards. Whoever gets rid of all the cards first and shouts "Speed" wins the game.

If at any time neither of you can get rid of cards, count to three and turn over at the same time one of the cards from the first or fourth pile, depending on which side you are on, placing them on the second and third piles; continue playing from these new cards.

12. Chinese Pulse

Chinese pulse is one of the simplest and at the same time versatile games, because it can be played almost anywhere, without the need of a table. because it can be played almost anywhere, without the need of a table (although, given the (although, given the choice, it is better to have a support in the form of a smooth surface parallel to the floor).

Contrary to what happens with the conventional pulse, this one is not so much based on strength as on agility and reflexes. Both of you must interlock two of your hands as if you were wearing mittens, making your fingers from the index finger to the little finger remain in full contact on their sides, and curving them to "catch" each other's fingers. That is, your nails should touch the ends of each other's palm, or rather, your knuckles underneath.

Since in this position the only part of your hands that is "free" are your thumbs, what you should do is to "catch" the other's thumb with your own thumb.The opponent's finger is crushed between your finger and your interlocked hands. You should be tempting each other by putting your thumbs in contact with the rest of your fingers so that the other tries to catch you, exposing himself to the possibility of being dodged and receiving a counterattack in that moment of vulnerability.

13. Complete the drawing

This game is quite self-explanatory: participants take turns creating a drawing, trying to make sense but without renouncing to improvisation and double meanings..

For example, it is possible to take advantage of what the other has drawn on the paper but give it a totally different meaning by adding a single element. It is a very entertaining and creative activity in which any number of people can participate.

14. Don't laugh, it's worse

This game consists of making each other laugh, and only requires a stopwatch (something available on any cell phone today), a sheet of paper and a pen. The idea is simple: take it in turns, try to make as little time as possible elapse until the moment when the other person smiles.The idea is simple: take turns trying to make as little time as possible pass until the other person smiles, using your imagination and creativity.

Of course, you are not allowed to touch the other person, and it is not allowed to close your eyes or cover your ears so as not to expose yourself to the other person's attempts to make you laugh. The winner is the one who, after 4 rounds, accumulates the most seconds on his or her time counter without smiling.

15. Jenga

A fun game in which players of all ages can participate, making it an ideal entertainment for parents and children.

Taking turns, you must remove the blocks from a tower made of wooden pieces, trying to prevent the structure from collapsing.trying to prevent the structure from collapsing. Just hold your breath and perfect your coordination of movements according to the signs you see on the inclination of the tower.

16. Rubick cube duel

One of those two-person games that require both of you to have previous experience.. It consists, as its name suggests, in competing to be the first to finish a rubick cube, making sure that in the initial configuration no one has an advantage over the opponent. In addition, it is a very good way to motivate you to continue training.

17. Chess

Of course, we could not miss the traditional game for two par excellence: chess. A duel of minds in which the key is to anticipate the opponent's moves and strategies, and if you are good at it, it can even lead you to participate in tournaments and championships.

Nowadays it is even possible to find in stores a version of the folding board and figures that include magnets, so you can take it with you and play almost anywhere without fear of the wind ruining the games.